Wilson Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 02:02 GMT -
Shield(s) 1707 m / 5600 ft
Oregon, United States, 45.07°N / -121.66°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Oregon, United States, 45.07°N / -121.66°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Wilson volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 20, 08:28 am (Los Angeles) | 0.2 5.6 km | 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon | Info | ||
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 18, 04:21 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.7 7.6 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the N | Clackamas County, 39 mi east of Eugene, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States | Info | |
Apr 17, 07:48 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.4 7.6 km | 3 km NE of Wapanitia, Oregon | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 03:08 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.4 5.5 km | 4 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon | Info | ||
Apr 17, 02:01 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.7 4.7 km | 4 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon | Info | ||
Apr 17, 01:59 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.4 4.9 km | 4 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon | Info |
Background
Mount Wilson shield volcano is the most prominent of a group of Pleistocene shield volcanoes between Olallie Butte and Mount Hood (Sherrod, in Wood and Kienle, 1990). Summit Butte shield volcano lies to the SW and Clear Lake Butte to the NW.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information